Julio Paulos

Julio Paulos serves as Associate Research Director at ETH Future Cities Laboratory (FCL), ETH Zurich, leading strategic research integration for sustainable urban living. An interdisciplinary urban scholar, he operates at the intersection of urban studies, planning theory, and science and technology studies, with core focus on political and democratic challenges in urban transformation, participatory urbanism, and public formation.

His educational trajectory includes:

• PhD in Urban Anthropology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2021)
• Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Lausanne (2020-2023)
• Research Assistant, ETH Zurich (2014-2018)
• Fellowship, Technical University of Munich (2017)
• Fellowship, Mines ParisTech (2018)

Dr. Paulos investigates shifting modes of urban expertise amid evolving political and socio-technological landscapes, examining how knowledge production in urban fields adapts to contemporary challenges. His current SEC scholar residency at KTH Digital Futures (June 1-August 31, 2025) advances this research through a co-edited volume analyzing transformation in urban epistemology.

At ETH Future Cities Laboratory, he coordinates interdisciplinary teams tackling sustainable urban development through transnational collaborative frameworks, emphasizing democratic engagement in urban governance processes.